The focus of today’s lesson was contact. This has always been an area I struggle in but I feel I made some great progress today. Michael did a very interesting interactive exercise with me where he had me hold a lunge line and he offered different feels of contact, not much unlike my rope awareness […]
Day 3 Adventures into Upper Level Dressage Thoughts
“Supple with your hands and go. Don’t stop riding! Raise your chest. Regulate the rhythm. Everything from the lower leg in the rhythm, if you do it out of rhythm you will make him trot. Supple him, keep him round, walk. Lean back. Don’t pull back. Length the neck. Stop leaning forward. Isolation, keep your […]
Thoughts from Day One
To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement! I am also incredibly eager to soak in as much as I can! One of the first things Michael said to me was “Dressage is for every horse, but every horse is not for dressage!” I would say the same for riders! “Dressage is for every rider, […]